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Sir Hubert Douglas Henderson
1890–1952
A sharp, influential British economist who helped shape public debate between the wars, he also moved easily between academic life, journalism, and politics. His writing aimed to make difficult economic ideas clear and useful to ordinary readers.
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Supply and Demand
by Sir Hubert Douglas Henderson
About the author
Born on 20 October 1890, he was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School, Rugby School, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he switched from mathematics to economics and built a close intellectual connection with John Maynard Keynes. He became known as an able economist and public thinker at a time when Britain was wrestling with unemployment, recovery, and economic reform.
Alongside academic work, he played an important part in public life. He served as editor of The Nation and Athenaeum, advised on major economic questions, and was associated with Liberal politics. His career shows how closely economics, journalism, and government policy could overlap in early 20th-century Britain.
He was knighted in 1942. Remembered for explaining economics with unusual clarity, he wrote works including Supply and Demand and remained an important voice in British economic discussion until his death on 22 February 1952.